Topic: Jody Weis

Gangs use social media to organize

On Friday, the Chicago Crime Commission is hosting a gang summit that includes a panel discussion with leading experts from around the area, a day...

Chicago Has Most Gang Members in Nation

Chicago has the largest gang population in the country according to a new report that finds between 68,000 and 150,000 gang members are living in...
AP Interview: Chicago police chief, targeted by top mayor candidates, points to improvementsChicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis, suddenly a target of all the leading candidates in the city's mayoral race, likely has just a few months left as top cop in ...
Top 4 Chicago mayoral candidates say they want to replace police superintendentNo matter which of the four top candidates running for mayor in Chicago is elected, it's all but certain the city will soon have a new police superintendent.On Tuesday ...
Slayings and assaults of Chicago police on the rise even as overall violent crime dropsThe police officer was in full uniform, gathering evidence from a car break-in when someone walked into the garage and shot him and the car's owner in ...

Snitching

The New York Times just ran this piece entitled Muslims Say FBI Tactics Sow Anger and Fear. Since the terror attacks of 2001, the F.B.I. and Muslim and Arab-American leaders across the country have worked to build a relationship of ...
Officially incorperated on August 12, 1833, has had both, it's high (Bulls Championships, Barack's homecoming after conquering the oval office) and low (The Great Chicago Fire and Flood) points in history, like any other city across the world. For twenty-five ...
Chicago police officers demonstrate against department leadership, staffing shortageSeveral hundred police officers are marching outside of Chicago police headquarters to voice their displeasure with the department's leadership and with what they call a dangerous staffing shortage.Many officers at the Wednesday ...
Chicago's top cop criticized for 'gang summit,' but other departments say tactic effectiveChicago's police chief has been the focus of criticism in recent days for calling a meeting with reputed gang leaders.But police Superintendent Jody Weis (wees) and experts ...
Chicago police see no evidence of homicide in school official's death, but probe continuesChicago police said Wednesday that tests have revealed gunshot residue on the hand of Michael Scott the strongest evidence yet that the president of the city's school ...